Las Vegas · United States
March
Spring breaks arrive, pools reopen, and March Madness turns every sportsbook into a stadium.
Best match
#5 of 12 months
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See when to go instead →Climate
High
22.5°C
Low
10°C
Rain
13mm
Sun
9.5hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How March scores in Las Vegas
Weather
Excellent
Value
Good
Crowds
Above average
Events
Very good
Atmosphere
Excellent
What you gain in March
- ↑March Madness — the NCAA college basketball tournament — is one of Las Vegas's most electric periods of the year. Virtually every casino sportsbook becomes a full-venue viewing experience from mid-to-late March: 24-hour betting, bracket competitions, and the collective energy of tens of thousands of sports bettors watching simultaneous games on multiple screens. The Caesars Palace sportsbook and the Westgate Superbook draw significant destination crowds specifically for March Madness.
- ↑Pool season reopens in March. Las Vegas's famous pool culture restarts at properties like the MGM Grand Pool Complex (6.6 acres, one of the largest outdoor pools in the US), Mandalay Bay's Beach (wave pool and lazy river), and Encore Beach Club. The March pool atmosphere is still calm and temperature-manageable at 22°C — the intense summer UV and heat are months away.
- ↑St Patrick's Day (March 17th) on the Strip is a genuine event — the Irish pubs and bar districts of the Fremont Street area particularly draw multi-day celebrations, and the casino bars across the Strip run extended Irish whiskey promotions.
What you sacrifice
- ↓Spring break waves (typically staggered from late February through mid-April as different US universities take breaks) drive accommodation prices up through March. Weekends in mid-March see rates at the Cosmopolitan and Wynn climb to $200–$350/night; budget properties off-Strip are still relatively reasonable at $45–$80/night midweek.
- ↓The Strip during spring break can feel very young and very loud — bachelor and bachelorette parties are year-round phenomena in Vegas, but spring break concentrates college-age partying in a way that some visitors find overpowering, particularly in the Drai's Beachclub and Hakkasan nightclub circuits.
How March compares to April (best month)
| Factor | March | April ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 8 | 9 |
| Value | 6 | 6 |
| Crowds | 5 | 5 |
March in other destinations
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Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Las Vegas, not across destinations. Methodology →